Editing Felix Magath (section)

==Playing career==
Born near [[Aschaffenburg]],<ref name=BDFutbol/> Magath started his career playing for local club [[Viktoria Aschaffenburg]]. From 1974 to 1976, he played for [[1. FC Saarbrücken]], at that time in the [[2. Bundesliga|second division]], before moving to [[Hamburger SV]] in the [[Bundesliga|top flight]]. He spent the following ten seasons with Hamburg, and from his debut in 1976 to his retirement he scored 46 goals in 306 games in the West German top flight.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/magathdata.html | title = Felix Magath – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 1 October 2015 | access-date = 16 October 2015 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref>

In [[1982–83 European Cup|1983]], Magath led Hamburg to success in the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]], scoring the single goal in [[1983 European Cup Final|the final]] against [[Juventus FC|Juventus]];<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.11freunde.de/artikel/europapokal-1983-hsv-juventus-10 | title = Ein Abend in Athen | language = de | publisher = 11Freunde.de | date = 7 February 2011 | access-date = 3 May 2014}}</ref> in [[1980–81 Bundesliga|1980–81]], he netted a career-best (in the first division) ten goals, helping his side to a runner-up league spot, as Hamburg also won the league in three years during that time.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/magathfelix/ | title = Felix Magath | language = de | publisher = fussballdaten.de | access-date = 3 May 2014}}</ref>

Magath also represented the [[Germany national football team|West Germany national team]] at many international events, including the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]] and [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]] [[FIFA World Cup]]s, helping West Germany finish in second place both times.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174724/index.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080620010509/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174724/index.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 20 June 2008 | title = Felix MAGATH | publisher = FIFA| access-date = 3 May 2014}}</ref> He was also part of the squad that won the [[UEFA Euro 1980|1980 UEFA European Championship]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/3574--west-germany-vs-netherlands/ | title = Allofs hat-trick sees off Dutch | publisher = UEFA| date = 4 October 2003 | access-date = 3 May 2014 }}</ref> Magath made his debut on 30 April 1977, in a 2–1 friendly win with [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]], and went on to amass 43 [[Cap (sport)|caps]], with three goals.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/magath-intl.html | title = Felix Wolfgang Magath – International Appearances | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 1 October 2015 | access-date = 16 October 2015 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref>